My social Worker referred me to an MD ( I think itâ€™s an MD ) to give me social anxiety medicine. My anxiety is pretty bad and I have an appointment tommorow with one of them there. Do you think I ...

hi my son is trying to give up smoking and is using nicorette patches is there anyone out there who has used these?and did they find that their heart beat was very fast while wearing the patches?and ...

I was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse about 3 years ago. I was told that this is not life threatening. It occurs usually every day. I even have to alter my breathing to try and prevent it from ...

I have HBP and I just go to my normal doctor and the ones in my family just see there Normal doctor

James C

Your own doctor, or who he/she refers you to.

littlemall4u

usaually a family doctor takes care of it
however you could go to a heart doctor

olympics junkie

Your family doctor is capable of managing your blood pressure, unless the cause of the elevation is something that falls into another specialty..You could consult a cardiologist..

M

Maybe a cardioologist? But a primary care physician is well able to deal with it, as it is a very common problem.

sb

Most family practioners and doctors trained in internal medicine can treat hypertension (high blood pressure). Hypertension is a ubiquitous disease and is a condition that most doctors are comfortable treating without requiring any additional specialized training.

There are cases, however, where an expert may be desired.

If you have really difficult to control hypertension, you may wish to see a hypertension expert. There is no formalized board or accrediting agency for hypertension experts, so you really have to find someone to make a referral for you. Often these guys/gals are either internal medicine docs with a special interest in hypertension or cardiologists who are also interested in treating hypertension. Also, they are usually found in academic centers where there may be a lot of research done in hypertension.

Finally, if your case of hypertension is due to a rare condition such as pheochromocytoma, adrenal tumors, renal artery stenosis, etc), you may wish to see a specialist in that respective field. ie endocrinologist for pheochromocytoma.